Monitoring calls between inmates and their friends and family are not uncommon. Telephone: (207) 945-0373 WebClerk: Danielle Blade Phone: (207) 764-2055 TTY: 711 Maine Relay Hours of Operation Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. except for Court Holidays, Administrative Weeks An official website of the United States government. The following cases were heard under the Aroostook Criminal Docket at the Houlton Courthouse in August. Court records showed Andrew Adams, 31, as well as others, trafficked meth and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook Counties between January 2018 For Thompsons family, years of payments hang in the balance. Snowmobile Trail Report, March 3, 2023 - Fiddlehead Focus Tia J. Mowers, 38, Caribou: criminal mischief, dismissed; criminal mischief, dismissed; stalking serious inconvenience/emotional distress, dismissed. Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces: This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. Experienced ice drillers know that certain lakes and varied species of game fish require particular live bait to produce consistent action. But when we talked over the phone we were more free because these calls we were told were not supposed to be recorded, Hebert said. Court records showed Andrew Adams, 31, as well as others, trafficked meth and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook Counties between January 2018 and December This is a good reminder of how important it is to have your pets altered before any surprise litters can make an appearance. His alleged attackers fled by the time officers responded, and the man was taken first to a local hospital and then to another in Bangor with a gunshot wound that was not life-threatening. Two new town councilors and a new school board member will help Fort Fairfield determine its future in the new year. Lawmakers are trying to prevent somebody from being killed on the highway because of snow. One was leukemia positive and the other has feline AIDS. If you follow the pale green line on Maine Tourism's map, you'll wind up along several roads from Portland to Fort Kent. Webafternoon Amuse Aroostook Bangor BDN Maine Business Central Maine Court News Danby Ink Donald Trump Editorials evening explain Hancock High should be getting more out of the proposed $2 billion King Pine Wind project planned for 175,000 acres of forestland in Aroostook County. Usernames of jail administrators, county employees and even a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent assigned to the Maine drug enforcement task force appear repeatedly with the playback of 58 recordings and the download of 17 more recordings of calls jailed defendants made to Tebbetts, according to records Tebbetts received from the sheriffs office in August 2020. Fax: (207) 945-0319 The Maine Monitor instead reviewed dozens of phone contracts, bid documents, court records, online videos and privacy policies, and spoke with lawyers and police to understand the call platform. This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry shows Aaron Brian Gunches, who was convicted of murder in the 2002 killing of Ted Price in Maricopa County, Ariz. On Thursday, March 2, 2023, the Arizona Supreme Court scheduled Three state drug enforcement agents assigned to Aroostook County told supervisors they knew attorney-client calls were identified in investigations or criminal prosecutions, Assistant Attorney General John Risler, who coordinates drug enforcement, told The Maine Monitor. Maine high schools graduated 13,170 students in 2013, and are projected to graduate only 11,180 in 2027. Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about, Looking for a source we don't already have? More articles from the BDN Tagged: crime , shooting Tia J. Mowers, 38, Caribou: assault, dismissed; violating condition of release, dismissed. Have a question about Government Services? Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. He was not neutered. This reporting was supported by the International Womens Media Foundations Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists. 2 teenagers charged after a man in Calais was shot on a walking trail Thank you for reading your 4 free articles this month. A few weeks ago we were contacted by Paws Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) in Fort Kent asking if we could help them with two cats. I want to talk to you about a cat named Julian. Kristopher Labreck, 42, Limestone: operating while license suspended or revoked, filed on unspecified costs. Because the charges were dropped against Hebert, they didnt challenge the charges based on the recordings. Two new town councilors and a new school board member will help Fort Fairfield determine its future in the new year. Hebert called Tebbetts dozens of times from his cell block, records show. reading, and support local, rural journalism, please subscribe. He had a very nice couple who were watching out for him. Devon Espling, 31, Washburn: aggravated assault, 5 years in prison all but 18 months suspended, 2 years probation, $120,000 restitution; violating condition of release, 90 days in jail. It felt like people who could never understand why we would want something like this, she said. A man was arrested Monday evening after breaking into a persons home in Linneus. But the justices also were scrutinizing whether Biden had the authority to waive hundreds of billions of dollars in debt without the explicit approval of Congress, which decides how taxpayer money is spent. World Spay Day is always the fourth Tuesday in February, which this year falls on Feb. 28. 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Gillen said he told them to also survey booking information and block recordings of any attorney phone numbers not already in the jails phone system. 100 Middle St., 6th Floor East News In collaboration with the Attorney Generals Office, Daigle was indicted by an Aroostook County Grand Jury on one count of murder and an arrest warrant was issued. It shows a shocking lack of training.. He stated thats what he did.. The decision to schedule the execution of Aaron Gunches came six weeks after Attorney General Kris Mayes office said it wasnt going to seek court orders to execute prisoners until a review ordered by Democratic Gov. His court-appointed attorney, John Tebbetts, advised him to speak softly so their conversation wouldnt be heard by the guards posted nearby. One county employee listened to 10 recordings of Tebbetts and Heberts calls between Feb. 4 and March 16, 2020, including on days leading up to Heberts release on bail. Between June 2019 and May 2020, the Aroostook County Jail recorded 622 calls that defendants made to 20 attorneys, including Tebbetts, according to records obtained by The Maine Monitor. His participation in the conspiracy resulted in contacts with local law enforcement that led to the seizure of drugs, firearms, drug paraphernalia and other items. There was a long discussion on the nuances of certain words. During the hearing, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor said it would be a mistake for her fellow justices to take for themselves, instead of leaving it to education experts, the right to decide how much aid to give people who will struggle if the program is struck down. In Maine, authorities have been put on notice that attorney-client calls were being recorded and, in some jurisdictions, investigators were ordered to stop directly accessing recordings through the jails. Tebbetts and his jailed clients had good reason to believe their calls were private. Two teenage boys have been charged this week in a shooting in Calais that injured a 31-year-old man. In the final months of probation in late 2021, Hebert had put his life back on track. Smiths mother borrowed more than $20,000 in federal Parent Plus loans to help her pay for college. Lovely pleaded guilty in December 2020. Adams faces up to 20 years imprisonment. Tia J. Mowers, 38, Caribou: stalking serious inconvenience/emotional distress, dismissed; violating condition of release, dismissed. Aroostook County Sheriff Gillen learned of the possibility that inmate phone calls with attorneys were being recorded for the first time on May 7, 2020, in an email from a county insurance provider, according to a written statement. After his multiple-year first marriage fell apart, he began drinking and using cocaine before turning to methamphetamines, he said. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. I just want better for us, you know?. BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A former Aroostook County resident pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to drug charges. This week the County has received another foot of snow within several small storms. Travis McDougal, 45, Presque Isle: operating unregistered snowmobile, $150 fine. Phone: Tia J. Mowers, 38, Caribou: assault, dismissed; disorderly conduct, offensive words, gestures, dismissed; violating condition of release, dismissed. State of Maine Judicial Branch Other News: 2023 BikeMaine Weekend registration opens tomorrow Court records showed Andrew Adams, 31, as well as others, trafficked meth and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook Counties between January 2018 Julian was out on his own in the bitter cold. This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. It means the call was listened to by the user with the name beside it, according to Aroostook County Sheriff Shawn Gillen. The boys names have not been released by police because they are juveniles. The Aroostook Centre Mall in Presque Isle will be closed "until further notice" because the building's owners haven't paid utility bills. Mr. Powers reports but very little snow in that section, and states that wheels were in use in nearly every place he was in. A recent graduate of the University of Georgia, she also felt the discussion missed the bigger picture. Data show that Clossey also played back three calls another jailed client made to Tebbetts in December 2019. And here we are finding out that they are.. Lovely and his co-conspirators distributed the drugs in Aroostook County and other parts of central and northern Maine. Marquis was sentenced to 30 months of prison with all but three months suspended. Gillens efforts to limit who could access the jails recordings in 2020 came too late for Hebert. Aroostook County voters skewed largely Republican in statewide races on Election Day. Art pieces by Mackenzie Vigue (grade 6) and Liam Morrison (grade 2) will be on display at Wintergreen throughout the month of March. Kristin LeBlanc, 39, Limestone: use of drug paraphernalia, $300 fine. One was leukemia positive and the other has feline AIDS. The data show that sometimes law enforcement personnel elected to playback those recordings. Ten calls to Tebbetts from his jailed clients in 2019 and 2020 at the Aroostook County Jail were downloaded by the username jgaddis and an additional call from 2019 was downloaded by a fdudley, county data show. There is public parking on Riverside Drive. Its the same phone number that was recorded and listened to by the jail, data show. November Indictments for Aroostook County Alexander MacDougall March 5, 2021 A Presque Isle man charged with burglary of the Braden Theater last August and Alex Murdaugh's fall from grace ends in life sentence for murder Securus Technologies installed the phone system in Aroostook and 13 other Maine county jails. Student loan payments have been on hold since the start of the pandemic, but theyare set to restart60 days after the court cases resolve regardless of the outcome. They were conversations, for sure, that I had to explain to him what hell Ive been through in the last 16 years.. It is greatly appreciated and will certainly help with our cost of heating this winter. Corey Hebert of Wallagrass with his truck by the Maine Turnpike in Cumberland County. The organization obtained the drugs from out-of-state sources in Colorado and Arizona. I even saw some of them laughing during the hearing, which was odd to me because peoples lives are being affected. Kayla Smith, 22, joined Thompson at the overnight campout for a seat inside the court. Paul Bagnall March 1, 2023. For a year, Hebert was held on house arrest. Ice harvesting on the stream, brooks, lakes, ponds and rivers of Maine in the days before modern day refrigeration techniques was the norm. In addition, before the invention of refrigerated trailers and cargo containers, ice was also used to transport frozen food. The details involving Tebbetts calls are the latest revelations in a months-long investigation by The Maine Monitor, which previously reported that Aroostook, Androscoggin, Franklin and Kennebec county jails recorded nearly 1,000 calls jailed defendants made to their attorneys between June 2019 and May 2020. Aroostook prosecutor wants courthouse to adopt The bottom line is that no one at Aroostook has ever intentionally monitored, listened to or recorded any call that they knew to be privileged. An official website of the United States government. Presque Isle at the time of writing was credited with 4033 acres. Next year's Caribou City Council will include a new member and a longtime councilor thanks to Tuesday's election. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS At the time, Gillen said limiting access was enough of a fix. Devin Tracy, 28, Washburn: domestic violence terrorizing, priors domestic violence, 24 months in prison. Aroostook County A second 16-year-old boy from Calais has been summoned on a charge of assault in connection with the shooting. All drug enforcement agents statewide were told to immediately stop accessing any of the county jail phone systems. This is a good reminder of how important it is to have your pets altered before any surprise litters can make an appearance. New mountain bikes are already assembled and ready for Houlton Parks & Recreation Department pickup. The one exception was supposed to be calls with his attorney, according to the inmate handbook he was given. Carlos Bravo, 26, Limestone: aggravated operation of a methamphetamine laboratory by a school, dismissed; operation of a methamphetamine laboratory, 6 years and 6 months in prison, all but 6 months suspended, 3 years probation, $4,110 restitution. Thompson and her father are each eligible for $10,000 in relief, she said. Thompson was among a few dozen borrowers who camped out in drizzle overnight to get seats at the court for Tuesdays hearing. Judge sets bond for 76-year-old woman accused of killing Nicholas Rossignol, 27, Caribou: possession of sexually explicit material of minor under age of 12, 3 years in prison, all but 60 days suspended, 2 years probation. Caribou Criminal Docket February 2022 - The County As court debates student loans, borrowers see disconnect, Several conservative justices appeared skeptical of his authority to cancel millions of dollars in loans. Still, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency had enough concern to make sweeping changes in September 2020 shortly after Tebbetts filed his lawsuit. The meeting will be held at noon on Friday, March 10 at the Par and Grill Restaurant in Caribou. Singer Sewing Machine Co. To Open New Store The Singer Sewing Machine Company will return to Houlton after an absence of several years when they open their new modern store in the Putnam-Ervin block about March 15. (Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry Presque Isle police arrested two people on Feb. 22 after discovering multiple dangerous weapons and around $11,000 worth of methamphetamine. BANGOR, Maine A former resident of Aroostook County pleaded guilty in a Bangor court Monday to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Now, Hebert said hes left feeling betrayed and with a lump in the stomach after learning that law enforcement personnel in Aroostook County elected to playback or listen to recordings of more than a dozen phone calls between him and Tebbetts before he was released from jail. Two new town councilors and a new school board member will help Fort Fairfield determine its future in the new year. A trough of low pressure moving across the Valley will slide east today with high pressure building in from the west late today. It is troubling that the employees apparently did not report the attorney call recordings to their supervisors or the defense lawyers, said Corene Kendrick, deputy director of the ACLU National Prison Project, which focuses on prisoners constitutional rights. Aroostook County explained that recordings were made because Tebbetts and his clients didnt provide the jail his phone number to put on a do not record list. While Simon was awaiting a potential trial on new charges in spring 2020 and weighing whether to accept a plea deal from the district attorneys office, jail records show, a county employee listened to two of Simons calls with his attorney, Tebbetts. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Next year's Caribou City Council will include a new member and a longtime councilor thanks to Tuesday's election. Collins is hoping Aroostook County can become the first district in Maine to employ courthouse dogs to comfort children and victims of violent crimes throughout the legal process. BANGOR, ME - An Aroostook County man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in two separate cases for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. Shanna Morrison. Tia J. Mowers, 38, Caribou: criminal mischief, dismissed. Hobbs vows not to carry out execution scheduled by court Aroostook County Grand Jury hands up 36 indictments for 2 local buyers express interest in Aroostook Centre Mall. Around the same time, Tebbetts learned about the trove of his phone calls with clients that were recorded by the jail. Whether Aroostook County employees intended to listen to these calls or not, it has likely stymied communication between many lawyers and jailed clients in Maine, said Zach Heiden, the chief counsel of the ACLU of Maine. Aroostook County County records show between October 2019 and March 2020, before the sheriff restricted access to the jails recordings, more county employees repeatedly listened to recordings of calls Hebert made to his attorney. Aaron C. Dyer, 36, In Aroostook County, a wide range of law enforcement officials routinely had access to recordings of Tebbetts client calls without his knowledge or consent, according to data from the sheriffs office. #9 Lake Trail from ITS 83 in Monticello is closed due to a logging operation. Justices asked lawyers to explore hypothetical scenarios. Without the lawsuit, Tebbetts said he sees no way now to find out what law enforcement may have gleaned from his calls. Advocates took to the podium to share stories about family sacrifices and life milestones deferred because of heavy student debt. See Active Alerts and COVID-19 Response, Home Courts District Courts Presque Isle District Court, 27 Riverside Drive, Presque Isle, ME 04769, Clerk: Danielle Blade There may very well have been calls that were monitored, listened to, or recorded, but it was never done intentionally with the knowledge that the calls were privileged, Gillen wrote. Tebbetts filed a federal lawsuit in August 2020 accusing Securus Technologies of allegedly wiretapping attorneys and their jailed clients. To protect their calls, attorneys are supposed to request that their phone number be made private so they arent also recorded by the jails phone systems. Mason Burby , 21, Washburn: domestic violence assault, 364 days in jail, all but 35 days suspended, 2 years probation, $1,000 restitution; domestic violence terrorizing, 30 days in jail; criminal mischief, dismissed. Aroostook County Julian was out on his own in the bitter cold. court In any instance where it became evident that an inmate was talking with their attorney, the agent stopped listening to the recording immediately, McKinney wrote in a statement to The Maine Monitor. When calls between Tebbetts and clients at the Aroostook County Jail were downloaded, the call was downloaded and either saved to a disc or a computer, according to Gillen. The caller ID shows its a call from Securus and theyve learned to recognize the extension for each county jail, he said. Carlos Bravo, 26, Limestone: theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, 10 days in jail; refusing to submit to arrest or detention, physical force, 7 days in jail. 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